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Already known for its environmental activism, Arlington launched a plan last January to reduce the county's carbon emissions by 10 percent. It involved everything from buying wind-generated electricity to installing fluorescent light bulbs. As the initiative approaches the one-year mark, we look at how it's fared -- and hear about a new measure to make the whole state of Virginia more environmentally savvy.
Paul Ferguson, Chairman, Arlington County Board
Jay Fisette, Member, Arlington County Board; President, Virginia Municipal League
The Washington Post has several critics on staff: some review movies, others recommend restaurants. One has the newspaper itself as her beat. Deborah Howell, Washington Post ombudsman, serves as an independent critic of the newspaper on behalf of its readers. She joins Kojo to talk about the job of critiquing Washington's morning newspaper.
Deborah Howell, ombudsman, The Washington Post
It's a culture gap affecting American soldiers on the streets of Baghdad and corporate executives in boardrooms across the world: American institutions without a dynamic understanding of Islam and Muslim culture. We meet a leading expert who's provided training for law enforcement and military officers on Arab and Muslim Americans.
Lobna Ismail, President, Connecting Cultures, Inc.
Howard Ross, Diversity consultant; Principal, Cook Ross
In a multi-cultural workplace, how do you celebrate your cultural and religious traditions without alienating people of different backgrounds? From "holiday" office parties to "Chrismukkah" cards to the so-called "War on Christmas", Kojo and Howard explore culture, religion and the holidays.
Howard Ross, Diversity consultant; Principal, Cook Ross
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